DATE: January 28, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Development Services Department
TITLE: AMENDMENT 5 TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH DOKKEN ENGINEERING FOR THE COASTAL RAIL TRAIL PROJECT FROM OCEANSIDE BOULEVARD TO MORSE STREET
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that the City Council approve Amendment 5 to the Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with Dokken Engineering ("Dokken"), in the amount of $56,755 for a revised contract amount not to exceed $1,578,684, for additional design and preparation of plans for the Coastal Rail Trail Project from Oceanside Boulevard to Morse Street; and authorize the City Manager to execute the amendment upon the receipt of all necessary documents.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
The Coastal Rail Trail (CRT) Project would complete the gap between the existing segments of the trail, north of Oceanside Boulevard to south of Morse Street. The improvements would include a pre-fabricated bridge over the Loma Alta Creek north of Buccaneer Park.
On April 5, 2017, the City Council approved a PSA with Dokken in the amount of $71,034 for a Project Study Report (PSR) and conceptual plans for development of the CRT Project from Oceanside Boulevard to Morse Street.
On May 6, 2020, the City Council approved Amendment 1 in the amount of $449,150 for the preparation of environmental documents and preliminary engineering for the CRT Project, including a grant writing task.
On April 14, 2022, Amendment 2 in the amount of $9,140 was processed administratively for additional grant writing services.
On May 17, 2023, the City Council approved Amendment 3 in the amount of $933,985 to complete the final construction documents, thereby advancing the project to a "construction-ready" status.
On September 27, 2023, the City Council approved Amendment 4 in the amount of $58,620 for the preparation of additional design documents to complete Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) studies for a Letter of M...
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